My name is Sydney Savage. I write YA novels and, like I do, I urge other young adults to tell their own stories. I would love to get traditionally published someday, and this is my way of sharing some of my works. The reason I write is to get mental health and diverse messages into the market. If you love to read and are passionate about these topics, you’re in the right place :)
Having struggled with disordered eating in high school, a lot of my novels address eating disorders. Eating disorders are so common today, and I'm passionate about creating an open conversation about body image. Talking about it and writing about it has helped me, so I like to think I can help others find the ways that can help them too. My hope is my writing can help readers as much as it helped me. With all that said, it's so important for me to meet everyone where they're at; there will be trigger warnings as necessary.
I’m an LLMSW and a Post‑MSW Fellow at the Mary A. Rackham Institute, where I provide outpatient psychotherapy to adults at the Psychological Clinic. I earned my MSW and DEI Certificate from the University of Michigan, and I hold a BA in English and Psychology from Michigan State University.
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My clinical background includes supporting adults at Genesis House, a psychosocial clubhouse for people navigating mental illness; working with adolescents in the Trinity Health Partial Hospitalization Program; and partnering with the juvenile court through the Adolescent Diversion Program. These experiences shaped my strengths‑based, trauma‑informed, and culturally responsive approach to care. I’m especially passionate about adult mental health, wellness, and eating‑disorder treatment through an inclusive and intersectional lens.
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Alongside my clinical work, I’m also a writer. Excerpts from my novels Just Let Me Go and I Love You More Than Me have been published in undergraduate literary magazines, and my long‑term goal is to continue writing stories that reduce stigma, expand representation, and explore the emotional complexity of growing up. I hope to keep presenting on eating disorders and mental‑health themes—both in clinical spaces and through my fiction.
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When I’m not in session or writing, I’m usually running, reading, spending time with friends, or watching The Summer I Turned Pretty or Criminal Minds.